If Bernie defeats her on Tuesday, all bets on the Philadelphia convention next month are off. The superdelegates could stampede to somebody, perhaps Bernie but more likely Joe Biden, and deliver what everybody has been hankering for, an open convention.

Gov. Jerry Brown issued a state of emergency for two counties affected by the fast-moving fire which has burned > 50,000 acres. At least six houses have been destroyed as the Butte fire in SE Sacramento grew from 4,000 to 14,700 acres on Thursday.

A vandalism attack on the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno was immediately branded by Fresno Police Chief as a "hate crime", and "Islamophobia". With the arrest of Assif Mohammad Khan, the narrative is collapsing.

Progressive Mayor Gayle McLaughlin speaks out on DN! while LATimes details use of big bucks & bogus news to drown out every other voice in bid for city control. "For a corporation to manipulate a municipal election on this scale should be illegal."

Tens of thousands of salmon may die in the next few weeks if a judge lets California agribusiness seize the river water they need to spawn. Even now, the fish are lining up for their annual run. Stay atop this breaking issue as Earthjustice fights in cour

The hypocrisy behind Prop 32 became clear when proponents accepted an $11 million donation in October 2012 from 'Americans for Responsible Leadership', a Super PAC from Arizona which refused to disclose its donors.

California's new electorate, derived from exit polling data, is multiracial, younger, more liberal, not very religious and less likely to be married with children. ... The long reign of older white voters is coming to an end. ... "